Intercultural in Tamachi

Another inter cultural teaching! This time, EGG group invited me to Tamachi Elementary School to teach Philippine culture together with Taiwan, Indonesia and Hawaii cultures.

We teached two classes of Grade 5 kids. I'm amazed to students who asked many questions. That means they're listening and interested!

As usual... the preparations, performances of the activity was fine except for lack of time.

A day in Fusoku

Suzuki sensei of Shizuoka Fusoku High School dropped by to my work at SAME last week and invited me to come over to her class to talk about the Philippines and mostly about the helpless children of the Philippines including our JFC scholarship program.

I asked Liza to come with me in Fusoku to help me out for the lecture. We're both worried on how we will organize our 40 minutes lecture in front of 80 high school students coz we're not able to prepare due to lack of time.

So, the main event came... that was last Wednesday... unexpectedly... it somehow end up interestingly especially our gimmick on "right or wrong" quiz about the Philippines. We're not able to have the question and answer portion for we actually run out of time!

On the spot preparations↓

Some of the shy but smart students!

With the charming teacher... Suzuki sensei!

It feels good to share to other the real Philippines!

Birthday date with Sachan

Our family travel was held last November 22~24. It was fun and memorable!

Sachan turns 20!

Papie and I met Sachan in Tokyo last Friday for our 3 days family travel as papie's treat to Sachan's 20th bday on November 25th. We held the celebration in Tokyo Disney.

We stayed in Disney Hotel, then the next day... we transfered to Tokyo Bay Hilton wherein we used to stay during Sachan's childhood days. NATSUKASHII datta but unfortunately... Sachan never remember it anymore... GAKKARI! (笑)

Anyway... we will miss Sachan's main event tomorrow but still... have a blessed birthday SACHAN! Mhwaaaaaaah! (^3^)/ moooooore pictures to come...

BTW: Belated birthday greetings also to my late mother (11/22)... good to hear that Leng and family had a picnic with her at the cemetery inspite of the rain!

Advance greetings to Sonny (11/30) and Leng (12/4) too! Wow... too much celebrants these days! Many happy returns folks!

Anzai kids on Philippine Cultures

Masui san and her group invited me to join the cultural-understanding activity in Anzai school last Wednesday wherein I was assign to teach the grade 5 kids about the Philippine cultures. Friends from Thai, China and Nepal were also there to teach their own cultures.

I am also very thankful to my facilitator Ohashi san for her good support. We were able to present our lecture smoothly and on time. I am impressed to all the kids comment about the Philippines. 'seems they really learned something good from me... hehehe! (^-^)d

Shizuoka International Fest 2008

... held November 16 at the CCC Bldg in Otemachi by SAME. Mullticultural event were being featured including games of the world. I was the incharge of the Philippine games! I introduced jack stones, pick up sticks, kadang race and many more! Some of the participants↓ The Phil NAKAMA group presented some songs by uncle JO......and bamboo folk dance Some of the int'l groups and friends around the event!Thanks to Mochizuki san who dropped by to watch our performances and gave us some budget so our group were able to go out for snack at Denny's! Gochisosama deshita!

Lunch in Vietnam...

... restaurant to be exact! It was a lunch date with Ohashi san. I wasn't able to treat her on her birthday last October 21 so we decided to set our lunch date last Wednesday, Nov. 12 in AN NAM Vietnam Restaurant in Tenma cho. We did enjoy their healthy lunch set!Vietnam noodles included in our lunch set!
We're targeting to have lunch in Thai next time! (^-^)v

A visit in Shinagawa

Sarah invited me to go with her in Shinagawa to visit her sis Ai in Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau. We are both tired and still have logs from our Philippine trip but yesterday was the only possible day wherein we can visit Ai together... sooo sugod na lang kami ni 'day on another trip!Amasing place... too big and crowded! But good to see Ai! We went to see Ai's Japanese bf in Hiratsuka. Felt relieve meeting Ai's future hubs. He seems kind and shy. I hope they can get marry asap.
Hang tough AI p(^-^)q

Davao Pearl Farm 2008

World Zoo Art Exhibit 2008 in Philippines

The International Stationary Exhange Club of Japan and the Philippine NAKAMA group would like to express our warm gratitude to the International Christian Academy in Sucat, Paranaque for making this exhibit possible!

The main exhibit was held last November 5th at the gymnasium of ICA.

Philippine Travel 2008

Hello all! I'm back from my two weeks travel in my home land... the Philippines!

I am trying to update my blog but due to my scrambled sched... I can't make it at the moment so please bear with me... ganbarimasu p(^-^)q

Manila Ocean ParkDavao Pearl FarmDavao Crocodile ParkSome of our pamangkin at the family gathering in Lanang Beach All Soul's Day in Manila Memorial ParkLast glance to our Manila High School! Demolition is now going on... they will rebuild the school!World Zoo Art Exhibit at the Int'l Christian SchoolBye bye time!

more to come...

Gathering with friends!

Maryann invited us all yesteday to the 4th bday party of her son Siota. Another added thrill to the event was that Chat with Yu were there all the way from Hogo Pref! It's nice to see many friends... masaya... magulo! It's surprising to see their kids growing so fast! Makukulit but adorable! Yuchan also impressed me. She's good in English already! Keep it up kid!

The bondings of friends!

The birthday celebrant Siota with his loving parents!
Belated happy bday greetings to Olive and Chat too! Know what... I gave them both pouch bag as a gift... but I am surprise to pouch bag which Olive gave me as souvenir from Philippines... it's branded... lesportsac! Arigatou... I do like it! I felt it was my bday too! (^3^)dHope to see Chat and Yuchan again on December at the Philippine NAKAMA Xmas Party...

After the event... with Amie and Olive... we went to Daiso 100 shop!

Today... I was with Sarah, Dang and Marissa... guess where? Yes... we invade the bazaar again in Komagata Elem School. This time Nerissa with her kids plus uncle Jo were with us!!! I came late but still enjoyed the shopping! Half prizes da yoooooo!

Date with Sachan!

Long time no seeeee! Talagang napakabusy lately especially these days maraming preparations at intindihing trabaho coz less than 2 weeks from now, I will visit to my home land... the Philippines!
Sooo... last Wednesday after my radio recording... I rushed going to Niigata City to meet Sachan.
Well, as parents... we are now compulsory to visit them... mainly to see to it if they are looking good and of course... to help them out working and helping their household choires because according to the university's parents meeting ... their studies are getting very tough! So, we need to give them some rewards and a little treat!

Sachan and I had our dinner date in Bandai

Teramise waffles

A gift from Sachan

I made easy obento for Sachan... hisashiburini!

Sunset at dawn from Sachan's veranda↓

Sachan invited me to Izakaya downtown... that was fun and we enjoyed our drinks, foods and our chattings...

KAMPAI!

Salmon with avocado... 'love this appetizer!

We're on our second round... having a good time!

More... drinks...

more... foods!

↓The designated trash bag in Niigata City. Good for the foreigners out there... it's translated in other languages too.

... and they properly put the garbages inside the net container. Too bad for the crawls! They can't mess it anymore!

↓Got the chance to see the locomotive train at the station.

Goodbye Niigata!

Then... with Sachan, we went back home together in Shizuoka on Saturday afternoon. She had this reservations on her hair style, pictorials and other preparations for her SEIJIN SHIKI (Coming of Age Day Ceremony) . Wooow... it's too busy and costly!

Lucky's new "room"↓ ↓Our KINMOKUSEI... fragrant orange-colored olive. Rooming around some stores looking for Sachan's hair accessories for her SEIJIN SHIKI!Street performance in Keyaki ... a phantomine brass band in KeyakiShizuoka ODEN festival was also being held downtown though it seems that Shizuoka Ramen Fiesta 2009 in Aoba was more popular... almost all the stall were closed already for they're sold-out.↓While walking along Tokiwa Park↓Sachan went back to Niigata City in the afternoon. We accompanied her inside the station's platform. Well, maybe because of the 3 consecutive days vacations in Japan... maraming naghatid this time lalo na ang mga olds na hinahatid ang kanilang mga grandchildren.
When Sachan gets in the bullet train... I can't stop to have watery eyes... nope... not because I will miss Sachan... I was damn touch to a grandpa na hinanahatid alone ang grandchildren n'ya... talaga namang nagtititigan sila sa isa't-isa na malungkot, walang patid ang mahinahon nilang waving goodbye with matching holding hands pa... as the train moves... the grand pa looks very lonely as well as his grand children... that was very touching scene kaya napaiyak ako!

Well... we will gonna see Sachan again next month in Tokyo! Can't wait! Mwaaaaah (^3^)/*